Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The drouth is broken at last.
See Jaquith's new advertisement.
Services in st. Paul's church next Sunda
morning and evening.
Ice-Cream tonight "wednesday at Bruc
Lindsay's. Also, Saturday night.
Several communications-one,o of excep
tional merit-lie over until next week.
Orders of publication for the coming tern
Of the Circuit Court must be handed in no
later than the Goth inst.
We give in this paper a tabulated state
ment of the distribution of school moneys ii
Iron county. 1t is interesting reading.
The railroad horror near Chatsworth, Ill.
last Thursday night, has never been equalet
on this continent. A full account is given OF
another page.
Col. Rogers, Of St. Louis, came down tt
Ironton last Saturday and organized pos
of the G. A. In this city with twenty -fouI
charter members.
A new blacksmith shop will, we heal, short.
ly be opened up on Knob Street, east o
Lopez's store. r. NJ. Summers is the pro.
jector and proprietor.
John Cowhey lately won $50 in the Louis
lana State Lottery. This is, we believe, the
first instance We have heard Of any one IN
this immediate vicinity winning anything in
that concern.
MARrIED-At the residence of the brides
grandfather, Judge Langdon, on the 10th OF
August, Mr.. ALBERT HAAS, of Cotton Plant,
and Miss CORA o. LANGDON; Rev. D. A.
Wilson officiating.
Bro. Dale published Mrs. Charlton's letter
last week, but, from lack Of space, we pre-
sumo, he omitted the REGISTERS side OF
the question. We expect to see it in this
weeks Telegram.
Sim. Buckman wants his three square
meals, and to this end, a cook-woman with
home-who will come to his home and pre-
pare them, will be literally paid. Apply at
once at the Gallery.
The carpenters have the new storehouse OF
Mr.. WinkIer's under cover and the building
will soon be rushed to completion. Gus ex-
poets to move into the new structure about
the first of September.
Prof. J. B. Scott of the Belleview Normal
High School of Ironton, is an able educator,
and we would advise those wishing to attend
school, to make it a point to correspond with
the Professor.-Ou:lOOE.
The rain yesterday afternoon was as glor-
ious as it was unexpected. Up to within ten
minutes before it began, the "sign" was not
good, and many q stronger token had, In the
past week, been broken to the hope.
The new building of A. Begley's, on the
corner Of Main and Madison streets, is fairly
under way and will probably be completed
some time next month. We hear that 1t will
be occupied by gentleman from Freder-
icktown, who intends en.barking in the
merchant tailoring business In this city.
o the rain, the earth.cooling rain,
Flooding the field, the pasture and plain,
Splashing!
Dashing!
Feeding thserops-
o rain.coolIng, fe-givins fAin, .
Filling the street, the cistern and drain!
IL the party who stole those peaches of
the only tree of that genus on the editors
premises, while the family were at church
last Sunday, will call at this office he will
learn something to his worldly advantage,
and, mayhap, get pointer to the straight
and narrow path which leads to the regions
of eternal bliss.
Is there, or is there not, an ordinance pro-
hibitlng the running at-large OF horses and
mules within the city limits? Marshal Pat
ton answered the above query by taking up
seven horses and mules one morning last
week. Owners of equines will do well In TAX
ing warning. There is to be no let'up In
enforcing the ordinance.
We have for two weeks past neglected to
mention the fact that Bro. Speck came up to
the scratch I'm the matter Of curbing the
pavement In front of his store property. and
the sidewalk from the corner whereon the
REGISTER Office is situated to the centre OF
the block, is now as good as any In the city,
. continuous curbed wall extending the en-
tire distance.
Pierre Crozat, ESQ.,, an old-tine citizen
of Ironton, and well-known to all the old
residents, Is here again from La Belle
France, where he has lived for several years.
He is well advanced in years, but hale and
hearty, and spryer than many younger
man. We understand Mr.. q. intends going
into his old business-merchant tailoring
and we wish him success.
The pleasantest social event Of the past
week was "Donkey Party" given by Mrs.
8. H. Jackson on Thursday night last In
honor of her neice, Miss Helen Bartlett. The
elite of the city was present and, with SO
pleasant and an agreeable hostess, OF course
the occasion could not be other than one OF
enjoyment. Miss Mamie Moser and j. v.
Ryan, Esq, carried of the prizes OF the
evening.
The gloom Of our sanctum departed yes
terday at about 9:45 A. M, which hour
marked the hanging of ten Of Ironton's fair
over our desk-in counterfeit presentment,
only, and all grouped in one beautiful and
harmonious whole. 1t Is q photographs
cabinet-from the studio of Sim. Buckman.
The ten figures are, each, as clear and per-
feet and life-like as IL taken separately, and
the group forms q work of beauty, with an
excellence of finish rarely equaled even in
s'the city" Sim., here's to you; may you
liye long and prosper!